Hi, I'd like to introduce myself. I've been reading a few gardening
groups and you lot seem to be the friendliest. I'm Jo, and hubby and
I have just moved (well last year) into a new house with a biggish
garden full of every kind of shrub and about 8 trees. We've been
trying to work out which ones to prune and which ones to leave but all
we've found in books so far is that there are some you definitely
don't want to cut back which has left us a bit nervous of touching
anything (and the garden pretty wild).

Any kind advice for a novice?

Jo
if you can bear it dont touch anything for at least a year, enjoy the
surprises as the year unfolds

good luck

kate